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Lessons learned from fatal fire

Wed., April 3, 2013

Re: 4 killed in house fire, March 30

4 killed in house fire, March 30

Let it be that the lesson we all take away from the tragic loss experienced by East Gwillimbury”s Dunsmuir family is for us to plan to get out alive. Please don’t wait for someone to come and rescue you. Plan your escape now; talk to your family.

Have portable safety ladders available in your upstairs bedrooms. Have operating smoke and CO2 detectors on every level of your home. Have a plan to get out — alive.

This is a sad time, but let us honor the memory of the family by making sure that yours is as safe as possible. Please don’t wait for the fire department.

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Bruce Leslie, Brantford

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